WASHINGTON – The Senate was headed for a confirmation vote Thursday night on Russell Vought, President Donald Trump’s nominee ...

Mother Lode Assemblyman David Tangipa argues that the state’s High Speed Rail project will be a modern-day Stonehenge without ...

Vought was confirmed on a party-line vote of 53-47 after Democrats warned he was Trump's "most dangerous nominee." ...

Harris County Judge Lina Hidalgo is holding a press conference at this hour to address the dismissal of all charges against ...

While Democrats don’t have the Senate votes to tank Trump nominees, they can derail the chamber’s day-to-day functions.

Russell Scofield remembers when federal officials first started getting applications to build solar farms on public lands. It ...

State legislators say the bipartisan bill would support overworked firefighters by addressing staffing issues.

The new National Wildland Firefighting Service would require a specific budget and a Senate-confirmed director.